{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-316.209","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 316.209","heading":"Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.","body":"(1) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.\n(2) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.\n(3) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.\n(4) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.\n(5) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to police officers or firefighters in the performance of their official duties.\n(6) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 165, ch. 99-248; s. 1, ch. 2003-92.","path":["TITLE XXIII MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 316 STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0300-0399/0316/0316.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:03:01Z","sha256":"dafc9659d1b2a78681288b9759e0a9b668411053faac5e64bcb9843549b9b4ce","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-316.2085","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-316.2095"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}